【Kikuo】 Shikabane no Odori / しかばねの踊り / Corpse Dance (English Cover) 【Umber】

WARNING: This song is about evil spirits su*cide baiting people so please handle with care if you think that will affect you negatively!
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Happy Halloween!
This video is a mess lmao I had a very different idea for what I was going to do, but as it turns out, I don't know how to do the thing I was going to do that I thought was going to be simple and easy, so instead you're getting this lol
I'm very happy with the audio itself, so just pretend the video is like, way better than it really is.
For the lyrics, I kind of wanted to do something that sounded slightly southern gothic??? Thus "a-swaying" was born, and although it's a bit of an odd translation choice, personally I think it worked out well.
♣Credits♣
Vocals and English Lyrics by UmbraticForest
Mix by Alasdair Cooper
Music by Kikuo

[@UmbraticForest]

CAN I GET A CHA CHA WOO 👋 \ 😩 || \_ _/¯ ¯\_

[@roku_9074]

CHA CHA WOO!

[@bigtimebabey]

🙌 |😩| || / \ Cha Cha Woo~ (I hope it was carried)

[@aromanticfranziskavonkarma]

CHA CHA WOO!!

[@SakuraMoon013]

CHA CHA WOOOO

[@livrosdaso5688]

CHA CHA WOO

[@artsybeedle4662]

My skin is snatched, bones quaking, my pumpkins are carved, and undead army are cha cha-ing

[@GwayGwayAndMamaHippo]

Done and past.

[@PinkAngyBirb]

UNS UNS UNS UNS UNS UNS UNS U N S ! ! !

[@bananafwog]

I like how carcasses a swaying is referring to how bodies sway when hanging in a song about suicide

[@Morphotallia]

You have no idea what i'd do to have a vocals only version...your voice is so beautiful!

[@UmbraticForest]

It'll be available on patreon shortly!

[@maggiejiang9683]

@@UmbraticForestSpotify?

[@saikoyaiko]

THE "come and dance?" PART WAS SO EAUUGGHHH LIKE I CANNOT EXPLAIN IT BUT THE WAY HE SAYS IT WITH LIKE THAT TONE IS JUST SO UWHWHSH MEOIWMOEEW WOOF WOOF WOOFH3😍😍😍😍😍😍💗😍💗😍💗😍💗🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@some1animations587]

realest comment in this entire section

[@Therms__Doctor]

When the 'G' in the graveyard sign falls off:

[@madhat7279]

THIS BRINGS ME SO MUCH LIFE god I would love to see this blended with a violin cover someone did if that happened I would just simply perish

[@Teo_.]

"THIS BRINGS ME SO MUCH LIFE" The song : *I am an evil spirit who is trying to bait you to commit su!c!de. Nothing out of the ordinary*

[@Nukes_are_goated69]

Oh my god, lemme perish with you-

[@ophelia_lumi561]

i will never forget finding this guy literally 5 years ago on soundcloud and now i finally found him again

[@UmbraticForest]

Welcome back!!

[@Adam-pn6to]

your voice is actually majestic 😭😭

[@nightngale4778]

Holy shit, I have been waiting for such a long time for someone to cover this song in English, and I never thought I'd actually be able to listen to one You did such a good job with the lyrics, and I absolutely love the vocals, and so the visuals with the changing face pattern was a really really nice touch, it's such an amazing cover overall 🧡

[@HarukoSan]

Your kikuo lyrics are always so tasty and fit incredibly well. Amazing work here vocally as always 💅 but you seriously devoured the lyrics bae

[@UmbraticForest]

Thank you!!

[@EndertheDragon0922]

Lyrics for people like me who find it easier to sing along when they have all the lyrics in front of them :) Carcasses a’ swaying in the graveyard are waiting Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting Carcasses a’ swaying in the graveyard are waiting Twitching in the night Twitching in the night Twitching in the night Full of fright but unable to fight whatever's possessing me Misery Misery Misery will be the Guide for me as I step down this path, the fallen tread See the carcasses that twist and sway (That twist and sway) Hypnotize and twist your thoughts away Pappara para Hear it loud and clear, the crows are cawing, lend an ear Don’t you shed a tear, oh brother, sister, comе here Come join this wondеrful, wonderful paradise, paradise lost Come and dance? Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting Living is only delaying your decaying Sing with glee, the rotting beat will penetrate your heart and carry in the gaping hole it brings a very merry tune This is a time for joy A time for fun A time to sway Come on and join us all Our bonds won't ever fade So make haste before the evil demons take your place Come, and let us sway and dance the night away Cha-cha-ooh~! Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting (Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting) So that you may sway the right way So that you may sway the right way So that you may sway the right way Heed the words I say Spilling just a little lot of blood Just a drip and drop begins to flood And then you're ready Let the hatred that you hold in your heart fuel your pain Send your soul, release your thoughts spinning in your brain Step foward One more One more One more Come and join me! Come and dance! Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting Dear child, worry not, for hell will be your home Oily lipids in the folds of your brain flow like rotting rivers out your nose and waterfalls fall to the hallowed ground Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting Living is only delaying your decaying Sing with glee, the rotting beat will penetrate your heart and carry in the gaping hole it brings a very merry tune This is a time for joy A time for fun A time to sway It isn’t hard to see that you deserve to stay So make haste before the evil demons take your place Come and let us sway and dance the night a- Let us sway and dance the night a- Let us sway and dance the night away Cha-cha-ooh~! Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting Carcasses a’ swaying, waiting This is a time for joy A time for fun A time to sway Come on and join us all Our bonds won't ever fade So make haste before the evil demons take your place Come and let us sway and dance the night a- Let us sway and dance the night a- Let us sway and dance the night away

[@dealswithfae4863]

thank you!

[@earth.2naee]

THANK YOUU

[@stillpositive5060]

Thank you kind sir

[@Airy_hfjone.]

Thank you! It helps :)

[@GreggoryL]

This is the best Halloween ever!!! The instrumental helps your already ethereal voice sound even more entrancing! And those harmonies, gosh, the amount effort you put into these is unmatched...

[@warrenbradford2597]

A unique Halloween song centered around the undead. It ironically makes me feel alive.

[@mscwhim1412]

I LOVE the way you covered this song. The way your voice rises and falls, the faint haunting echo: this is the exact sort of eerily merry cover I would expect for a Kikuo song. Fantastic work!!!

[@randomscript7036]

BANGER COVER LIKE ALWAYS!! You should be proud of this one! :D

[@AncientB]

I dont know how you do it, but the harmony between your voice and the melody is simply perfect, im just addicted to this song.

[@A_goofygooberscrewmate]

I love how I can perfectly sing along to the japanese version,and I'm just doing so along to this

[@IntiNiko]

Reallllll

[@ohyikes7104]

convinced it’s the violin that makes this piece as good as it is. really sets the mood

[@CharTheCat3376]

Such a gentle voice, been demonized by a crazy song. It sounds amazing for this song. Full of new words full of potential for being so much more popular

[@N0x3w]

i love how they fit this aesthetic PERFECTLY EDIT: ive been uncontrollably looping this & i need like at least 1 of these listed VAs to make a cover of it in their respective character's voice: Nazeeh Tarsha - Alhaitham Ben Balmaceda - Kaveh Maaz Ali - Chairman Rose (Masters EX) whoever voices clay in Masters EX (not even wiki editors could find him) Ezra Weisz - Molayne (Masters EX) Jennifer Losi - Ganyu

[@Party_noob89]

This is absolutely amazing- your voice matches the creepy vibe perfectly :0

[@NyntoDeathsinger]

This definitely was slapping in being unsettling and clean at the same time. But why the non-instrumental version always giving me chills with that voice of yours ;-;

[@cecilia8762]

That was such an amazing cover 🙏👏

[@Arctic_and_The_F0X]

OMG I love your little “cha cha, wooo!” it’s really the cherry on top- this whole cover has the energy of an abandoned temple home to a god of death, keep up the amazing work!!!

[@jessiealexi7094]

God of death? **Looks at my switch** Narinder....

[@javierhilario240]

I've been waiting all my life waiting for an English cover of this vocaloid song, and here it is. The lyrics, the singing voice, and the art. Everything in this English cover of Corpse Dance has everything I needed. You sir, you have made me feel very happy today. Thank you. *hugs* 🫂

[@triangulum_mori]

waaah the vocals and art is so good!

[@whilenya4714]

This deserves way more attention than it's got, and it is a crime that I didn't find it on Halloween.

[@ArcChattering]

Oh my god! This is awesome! I almost choked on my tea. Happy Halloween :D. I had chills the whole time

[@cats404]

this seriously vibes!! i love your adaptation it flows very nicely and it's vv satisfying to hear, i also love the simple but interesting format !!

[@KitsunePerson1000]

I was so hyped for this and you didn't disappoint! Love your covers so much

[@justbreathe5466]

SUMMON THE CREEPYPASTA FANS AND ANONYMOUS CREEPYPASTA WRITERS 🎉🎉

[@Akiko_Melancholy]

Yes

[@justbreathe5466]

​@@Akiko_Melancholy yes indeed 😊

[@shokamine]

underrated voice and lyrics what the hell

[@bunniiidoctor]

holy shit this is amazing this is why umber is one of my fav musical artists

[@lunamoon6410]

Cha Cha Woo!!! This is so awesome! Time to boogie with the bodies!

[@asirensmelody]

This lives in my brain rent free oh my GOD YOUR HARMONIES ARE SO GOOD??? Absolutely LIVING for ur lower range in particular💕💕💕

[@hugblob8753]

OMG I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR AN ENGLISH COVER OF THIS SONG AND YOU DID IT SO PERFECTLY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@the_best_username]

Omgosh the red thing on the face is on beat with the music

[@okarian7275]

SJKDKS I FORGOT THAT YOU WILL UPLOAD THIS COVER AT HALLOWEEN AND MISSED IT but it still pull out my bones and makes them dance with my cheeky body

[@okarian7275]

love your voice so much 😭💜

[@HydrogenCyan1de]

my dear umber, i can’t stop listening to this it has been on constant loop for the past week send help

[@kuromisa_cosplay]

WOOOO!!! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE !!!

[@advu_]

the rises and falls go really well with the halloween vibe, it's really beautiful!

[@Bree420]

your voice blessed me again umber! Love it!

[@hephaistos163]

OH MY GOD??????? OH MY GOD.... the layering? the stereo effects? the harmonies? I'm actually loosing my mind, this is so good

[@topbottomswitch]

I love this song I never knew you did a cover for this! Somehow you do covers for so many songs I like! Your voice and talent is amazing

[@maxnovsh4772]

Ive actually been wanting a english version so thank you!!

[@okay9498]

your voice is majestic and i love how you interpreted the lyrics!

[@anna.a.a.aaa.a]

This is such a good cover! I love ur voice :3

[@SakuraMoon013]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN OMG THIS IS SO AWESOME

[@asuko-san7440]

OH MY JESUS CHRISTS YOUR VOICE I WHAT??? THIS IS A BLESSING FROM HEAVEN YOU CAN'T TELL ME OTHERWISE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH KEEP IT UP KING!!!!!

[@Average_Dominos_Employee]

This is literally my favorite cover ever

[@weird0l0gy]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!

[@jire2376]

Ive been listening to this song for years, not knowing the lyrics, now i know. Damn....

[@randomuser1397]

I can't even express how much I enjoyed listening to this. This definitely has the same impact as Hatsune Miku's vocals. Your voice is so nice and fits so well!

[@Do-Hoon]

Every day you post is a good day 😊

[@lazarus7477]

Nice finally a good English cover of this song 🤠

[@nephineswualzer4487]

oh my god I'm early for once. this sounds so cool, and happy Halloween :)

[@dawkosussybaka8190]

This gave me motivation to be energetic, I will never forget your voice

[@ero5392]

AHHH!! SO GOOD!

[@rahulsrivastavamum]

-u- .. I NEEDED THIS.. YES!!

[@blairince6540]

THIS IS SO GOOD???

[@Idk_7_18]

YO, THIS IS TOO GOOD.

[@weon_hipocrita]

YOUR VOICE IS SO MAGNIFIQUE. It's unique. Clap, clap, friend.

[@khatjia_1]

I need this on spotify

[@Mikashi27]

I LOVE THIS

[@Thatcher-Davis]

The amount of different translations for this song is insane

[@UmbraticForest]

Kikuo has a very confusing way of writing lyrics lol I took a few liberties with this adaptation as well to make it work

[@anefariousgoose]

*me, dying to this song*

[@Kanzenni_kiresou]

かっこいい😆That's cool!

[@dakotaeatcow1336]

MY BONES AND TWISTING THROUGH MY SKIN TO THIS 💕💕💕

[@stupidity_lolz]

Never thought that my favorite song was about sewerslide

[@sammylawrence3970]

This is amazing I have a hard time liking the English version of this song but you have my attention I shall sway

[@Sxxnshine]

This is This is a *masterpiece*

[@gracefullyklumzy]

Chills, literall chills

[@AbsolutelynotatallpleaseIbeg]

ITS already great

[@fourniecaetor]

Your voice is so fitting for that song... Tender and enchanting, that's how I would thought cursed ghosts are singing to allure people. Lyrics are also perfect, I doubt it's possible to sound closer to the original than that.

[@thundertalks3644]

the song the lirics its all so beautiful and fiting it feals as if the song and the words dance in a devilish dace . Beauty

[@i_ate_god]

CHA CHA WPOO!!1! but fr amazin cover as usual

[@user-bt7ie7lj4g]

THIS IS EVEN BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL 😦

[@Kolxya]

YOU ATE

[@obsi6563]

YES ! I have expect my whole life to hear a good kikuo cover other than Aishite Aishite Aishite (although the song is also good)

[@Mia-bg5rw]

Omfg I love this so much

[@FriendlyNeighboorhoodGoofyGoob]

OMG YOU COVERD THIS SONG IMA CRYYYYYSKAKHAJAKA

[@kota8488]

Your voice has me in a choke hold

[@goreslashdow3813]

ABSBDIFIRBEBEMZ YES KIKUO AND UMBER BEAUTIFUL

[@58.jpegs-in-C.._]

bopping my head uncontrollably

[@missseyyy4286]

I love this a little to much

[@mango_is_alive1]

u-uh,. u-uu-uh. SLAY

[@lizwicksonatastudios]

I haven’t heard the original song but I really like this cover and the English lyrics flow really well. Also this is so off topic but is it ok if I use your translation for Aishite for a cover? I’ll credit you in the description if I’m allowed to use it.

[@UmbraticForest]

Yeah totally, go for it!

[@sadcabbage5105]

0:43 best part

[@mooniace972]

Very pretty :)

[@Totallynot_theFBI]

I love your voice :D

[@justbreathe5466]

HEY VIV! SQUISHED ADAM LIKES UR SONG 😂 ( I'm just a dumbass 🤣 dont mind me barging into your perfectly normal comment)

[@lesleesoto1052]

YOU DID NOT!!!! OMG ATE AND LEFT NO CRUMBZ

[@freshman0119]

Omggggg thank you

[@sharpnya]

AYYO!!! :D

[@uncletoasty3194]

3:19 I'm writing this right now on the van coming home from school after saying "SLAAAAAYYYYYYY" to everyone I saw, and I thought he said "A time for fun A to to slay" 💀💀💀😳😳😳😳😤😤✨✨✨✨

[@stormytehcat]

I know what I’m going to be playing all night

[@noodles9411]

i found you again after 6 years holy crap

[@aru.u]

The way I screamed when I got the notification LMFAOOOOO

[@gr33nb3anz7]

let us slay and dance the night away

[@boiyobastrr_]

with the original lyrics, it’s very obvious that the dancing corpses are encouraging suicide. very sinister stuff. but with this version, that message is less obvious; it feels to me more like the acceptance of death as it is. A meeting with the dead and befriending them, dancing with them in their melancholic song. “living is only delaying your decaying” is honestly a true statement in my mind, so the dead in this version feel more trustworthy rather than sinister. this is the only way i wish to read this song now, so thank you :)